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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1971
Page
2
A Virginia housewife's 1967 defection letter to Lyndon B. Johnson sits in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library among Khrushchev and Ho Chi Minh papers. The note explains her switch from the Democratic party due to personal finances and family hardships, with the family seeking help and forgiveness. The letter will be open to public inspection May 22.
A sprawling Johnson presidential papers exhibit at the University of Texas Library showcases Khrushchev and Nixon correspondence, Johnson notes, and gifts spanning three decades. The collection includes Ho Chi Minh letters, Kennedy assassination material, and a dedication to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, with an eight story travertine building housing the display.
President Nixon leads a list of thousands invited to the May 22 dedication on the UT Austin campus for the Lyndon B. Johnson presidential library. About 2,400 lawmakers and officials are expected to attend the eight story building part of an 18.6 million complex funded largely by the University of Texas.
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